If you're not an off-road fanatic, you may have heard the term 'beadlock-capable wheels' or 'beadlock wheels' in relation to preparing a car for going off road. This refers to a rather special type of ...

Well luckily, you have us, and we know, and were here to share. The fact is beadlock wheels do exactly what their name says: They lock the tire's bead (the part that's designed to be on the rim of the ...

Of all the car parts that most people wouldn’t build at home, safety-critical items like wheels are pretty close to the top of the list. That goes double for performance wheels, like those with ...

Excellent question Jason, as beadlock wheels are not something we've seen too much of, outside aftermarket off-road specialists. And to be clear, in the case of the new Ford Ranger Raptor, we are ...

Method Race Wheels just unveiled the 416 UTV wheel with both Bead Grip and Beadlock technology, and it's purported to be ...

Beadlock wheels are a great addition to any trail vehicle, but quite often the high cost of purchasing a completely new set of wheels is just too steep for most enthusiasts. If you have the ability to ...

The 2024 Chevy Silverado 1500 drops in as the fourth-generation pickup’s sixth model year, once again offering a long list of trims and configurations to suit customer needs. Among the trims is the ...

Prices for beadlock-capable wheels – and Ford Performance 'beadlock rings' for hardcore off-road use – for the 2023 Ford Ranger Raptor have been announced for Australia. And it turns out it's a ...

Beadlock wheels/rims are designated as strictly for off-road use (only). They are not legal for on-road use in Australia because they have not yet been approved for use on sealed surfaces and do not ...

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